NSQHS Standard 6 Communicating for Safety - Queensland Health
嚜燒SQHS Standard 6 Communicating for Safety
Definitions sheet 每 Edition 2
Communicating for Safety Audit Tools Definitions
The following definitions and examples apply to the Communicating for Safety Audit Tools:
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Clinical handover is defined as the transfer of professional responsibility and accountability for
some or all aspects of care for a patient, or group of patients, to another person or professional
group on a temporary or permanent basis. Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health
Care. National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards. 2nd edition (2017).
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Clinical handover is done in two stages:
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Stage 1 is away from the bedside and is setting the scene 每 The stage 1 meeting is intended
to be a short snapshot of patient care. This meeting also provides a chance for confidential
patient information to be discussed, which would not otherwise be discussed at the bedside.
This stage of handover should be brief and take no longer than 10 minutes.
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Stage 2 occurs at the bedside.
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Handover Summary Sheet is a briefing that promotes situation awareness and contains sensitive
information, e.g. test results, psychiatric issues, communicable diseases, NFR orders, social/family
issues etc.
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Bedside Safety Scan involves call bell in reach, equipment functioning, mobility aids in reach, check
lines/tubes, review med chart, review bedside chart, etc.
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Identification Bands
2.
Surgical Safety Checklist
3.
Perioperative Patient Record
4.
Procedure Informed Consent Form
For Queensland Health staff, please go to QHEPS for further information on communicating for safety.
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1. Identification Bands (as per the Queensland Bedside Audit (QBA))
Patient Identification (ID) Band
Wristbands containing patient information have been the standard method of identifying patients in
hospitals for many years. Patient ID bands are a critical tool to prevent errors associated with mismatching
patients and their care. The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care has developed
specifications for a standard national patient identification band. The specifications set out standards for
the useability, content and colour of patient identification bands in Australia.
Single White ID Band
Single Red ID Band - to identify
a known allergy or other known
risk
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Core Identifiers (Unit Record
Number (URN), Name and
Date of Birth (DOB)) written
in black text on a white
background
Further information can be found on The Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care
website
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2. Surgical Safety Checklist
The tools incorporate key questions to audit patient identification in the surgical safety checklist, as
highlighted below.
For Queensland Health staff, please go to QHEPS for further information on the Surgical Safety
Checklist and the 3C*s.
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3. Perioperative Patient Record
The tools incorporate key questions to audit patient identification in the perioperative patient record, as
highlighted below.
For Queensland Health staff, please go to QHEPS for further information on the Perioperative Patient
Record Pathway.
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